Hottest Deadline-Day Transfer Rumour for Every Premier League Club

Hottest Deadline-Day Transfer Rumour for Every Premier League Club

The transfer window is almost over and done with and deadline day is just about upon us.

Despite a summer of transfers totalling hundreds of millions of pounds in the Premier League, there is still a huge amount of speculation remaining over potential late deals surrounding almost every club.

Here's our final look at the entire top flight in England and the biggest rumour remaining for each club.

Arsenal: William Carvalho

Arsenal's long-running chase for Sporting CP's midfield enforcer William Carvalho looks set to run right up to the deadline, with new reports stating they are ready to bid £20 million for him.

Rob Draper of the Mail on Sundayreports that Wenger won't pay the release fee for the Portugal midfielder, which is almost double that amount, but that he does want a new holding player before the deadline.

Crystal Palace: James McArthur

Crystal Palace look set to clinch the signing of Wigan Athletic midfielder James McArthur.

That's according to the latest reports from the Daily Star, which states that Palace are in the driving seat ahead of Leicester City, who had a bid accepted for McArthur but could not agree the payment structure of the deal with the player's current club.

Newcastle United: Hatem Ben Arfa

It looks as though Hatem Ben Arfa, who was previously Newcastle United's star player and key creator, is no longer going to play a part for the first team and can therefore leave as soon as an offer is made.

Lee Ryder of Chronicle Livereports that Birmingham City may make a move to bring him in on loan for the season.

Whether Ben Arfa would be keen on dropping down a league is another matter.

QPR: Fabio Borini

QPR seem resigned to losing Loic Remy, but they are looking to replace him with Fabio Borini.

Daily Star reports (h/t HITC) that QPR will be one of several clubs looking at the Liverpool forward, who has been told he can leave by his manager, Brendan Rodgers, in the wake of Mario Balotelli's arrival.

A season-long loan deal seems possible for Borini, though Liverpool would prefer a sale.

Tottenham Hotspur: Danny Welbeck

With United's front line looking impenetrable for the English striker at present, a loan move looks likely, and there are plenty of top-flight clubs in England who would like to take him away from Old Trafford.

West Bromwich Albion: Nobody

Chris Lepkowski of the Birmingham Mail brings us the big news from West Brom: there's nothing more happening this window.

Usually we'd try and fit in another rumour anyway—no matter how far-fetched—but Alan Irvine was comprehensive in his assessment of WBA's transfer window, per the aforementioned Mail article.

We’re done now. Positions have been filled. There are players we need to give time to settle in. We have a balanced squad now. We need to get everyone fit and working together.

We have players who aren’t fit. We lost 13 players. We had to replace those. Those we’ve been able to sign, it’s taken longer to get them in—nobody’s fault—that’s the way it is. We’ve brought in a number of lads who weren’t attached or training with the clubs. We need to get them up to scratch. We need to get everyone together and work.